kearney Posted April 8, 2021 #1 Share Posted April 8, 2021 Saw a post on twitter that the lava dome has now reached the top of the crater and they are evacuating people on the leeward side... The poster noted that RCL was sending a ship to help evacuate.. it looks like Serenade of the Seas is on its way there. Hope this is only a temporary situation.... but it is nice to see RCL jump in to help 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lovescats5 Posted April 8, 2021 #2 Share Posted April 8, 2021 Maybe it will be a good test for Covid. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smokeybandit Posted April 8, 2021 #3 Share Posted April 8, 2021 And thanks to the CDC, Royal isn't allowing anyone on board who isn't vaccinated. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kearney Posted April 8, 2021 Author #4 Share Posted April 8, 2021 Looks like RCL is sending 3 ships and Carnaval is also sending a ship. news story on evacuation 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kearney Posted April 8, 2021 Author #5 Share Posted April 8, 2021 looking at marinetraffic.com it looks like Carnival Paradise is heading there. The nearest RCCL ships are actually Celebrity ships in Barbados.... Reflection appears to be moving towards St Vincent. Edge and Apex are off the coast of Barbados. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Travelling2Some Posted April 8, 2021 #6 Share Posted April 8, 2021 Very nice to see RCI step up. I find I am becoming very attuned to the behavior of various corporations in terms of where I will spend money in the future (if I have any left, lol). 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sandebeach Posted April 8, 2021 #7 Share Posted April 8, 2021 Glad to see Royal and Carnival stepping in to help. I remember how remarkable Royal was, in the help they gave the Bahamas after the last hurricane that struck Freeport and Abaco. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kearney Posted April 8, 2021 Author #8 Share Posted April 8, 2021 I was right, Celebrity Reflection is headed there as well 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aplmac Posted April 9, 2021 #9 Share Posted April 9, 2021 Pics from nearby Barbados where the ships have been languishing for some time now! Serenade is down there already with two Celebrities making brisk passage Westward as we speak. https://www.marinetraffic.com/en/ais/home/centerx:-60.7/centery:13.1/zoom:9 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sunshine3601 Posted April 9, 2021 #10 Share Posted April 9, 2021 God bless the people of St Vincent's. Warms my heart to hear these cruise ships are on their way to help. The crew will probably be happy to see some new faces onboard. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Missusdubbya Posted April 9, 2021 #11 Share Posted April 9, 2021 1 hour ago, Travelling2Some said: Very nice to see RCI step up. I find I am becoming very attuned to the behavior of various corporations in terms of where I will spend money in the future (if I have any left, lol). Me too, good on Royal for assisting 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sunshine3601 Posted April 9, 2021 #12 Share Posted April 9, 2021 I just read online news article that prime minister of st vincent said only vaccinated people may board the cruise ships that are helping evacuate! And for people seeking refuge in shelter or other islands that offered to take evacuees must be vaccinated. Wow! I hope he did a great job on getting everyone vaccinated if he is going to say this during an emergency of this nature. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
harkinmr Posted April 9, 2021 #13 Share Posted April 9, 2021 13 minutes ago, Sunshine3601 said: I just read online news article that prime minister of st vincent said only vaccinated people may board the cruise ships that are helping evacuate! And for people seeking refuge in shelter or other islands that offered to take evacuees must be vaccinated. Wow! I hope he did a great job on getting everyone vaccinated if he is going to say this during an emergency of this nature. Wonder whether it was the cruise lines' request? I can't imagine a Prime Minister making such a requirement himself given the urgency of the situation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sunshine3601 Posted April 9, 2021 #14 Share Posted April 9, 2021 (edited) 18 minutes ago, harkinmr said: Wonder whether it was the cruise lines' request? I can't imagine a Prime Minister making such a requirement himself given the urgency of the situation. If prime minister is saying you must be vaccinated to go to a local shelter or evacuate to any of the 4 islands that said they will take evacuees sounds like he set the rule not the cruiselines. https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.nbcboston.com/news/national-international/st-vincent-warns-of-volcanic-eruption-orders-evacuations/2350305/%3famp Edited April 9, 2021 by Sunshine3601 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
harkinmr Posted April 9, 2021 #15 Share Posted April 9, 2021 3 minutes ago, Sunshine3601 said: If prime minister is saying you must be vaccinated to go to a local shelter or evacuate to any of the 4 islands that said they will take evacuees sounds like he set the rule not the cruiselines. https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.nbcboston.com/news/national-international/st-vincent-warns-of-volcanic-eruption-orders-evacuations/2350305/%3famp Well, seems they have administered a little over 10,500 doses of the vaccine. According to Reuters that's only about 5 % of the population. That would appear to leave a lot of people without a place to go. Of course their COVID cases have been extremely low over the course of the pandemic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sunshine3601 Posted April 9, 2021 #16 Share Posted April 9, 2021 4 minutes ago, harkinmr said: Well, seems they have administered a little over 10,500 doses of the vaccine. According to Reuters that's only about 5 % of the population. That would appear to leave a lot of people without a place to go. Of course their COVID cases have been extremely low over the course of the pandemic. I was just looking up the same info on how many people there have been vaccinated. Let's hope the online article has their info wrong as getting the people out of danger zone is most important. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pcur Posted April 9, 2021 #17 Share Posted April 9, 2021 RCCL has always had a strong "social conscious". They have helped in the Caribbean for decades after natural disasters. They have a very strong presence in Labadee with the local workers, and have helped facilitate school supply donations with passengers who organize these efforts. RCCL just doesn't brag about it; they just pretty quietly do it....all the time. 8 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mayleeman Posted April 9, 2021 #18 Share Posted April 9, 2021 They aren't leaving unvaxxed in the lurch! The area of evacuation is the northern end of St. Vincent. The W Post article says there are about 5 to 6,000 people affected by the evac order. I feel pretty sure the St Vincent govt will help the locals get south safely. But sure, some people need to trash the CDC. 4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sunshine3601 Posted April 9, 2021 #19 Share Posted April 9, 2021 According to marinetraffic.com Serenade ots is there now. Looks like a celebrity ship has left the area and heading back to barbados, hopefully with evacuees on board. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jenjer Posted April 9, 2021 #20 Share Posted April 9, 2021 Its good to see the ships getting to help. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AF-1 Posted April 9, 2021 #21 Share Posted April 9, 2021 Let's pray no one dies from this volcano. Thank you for the cruise lines help. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kearney Posted April 9, 2021 Author #22 Share Posted April 9, 2021 Just saw twitter report that the volcano is skewing ask and essentially beginning to erupt .... following @NEMSVG on twitter.... they seem to have the quickest information. I just hope this doesn't end up lasting years and destroying the economy of the island...hopefully the governments quick action to line up ships to evacuate with prevent a larger disaster... Think about it..what are the odds in a typicial year of having empty cruise ships in the area....! Now another issue is ash plumb and its impact on air traffic to other islands.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sandebeach Posted April 9, 2021 #23 Share Posted April 9, 2021 1 hour ago, kearney said: Just saw twitter report that the volcano is skewing ask and essentially beginning to erupt .... following @NEMSVG on twitter.... they seem to have the quickest information. I just hope this doesn't end up lasting years and destroying the economy of the island...hopefully the governments quick action to line up ships to evacuate with prevent a larger disaster... Think about it..what are the odds in a typicial year of having empty cruise ships in the area....! Now another issue is ash plumb and its impact on air traffic to other islands.... Volcanic ash can definitely be a problem in the Islands. We were at a conference on St. Thomas many years ago, when Montserrat volcano erupted. Ash in sky was so bad that air traffic from St Thomas was cancelled for 2 days, which meant extra hotel days to pay for us. At least St. Thomas is a beautiful island to be stranded on! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sandebeach Posted April 9, 2021 #24 Share Posted April 9, 2021 At 8:41 am this morning 9-4-21 an explosive eruption began at La Soufrière volcano in St. Vincent. This is a culmination of the seismic activity that began on April 8. The eruption is ongoing and more information will be shared as things progress. #lasoufriere #uwi #volcano #svg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare crewsweeper Posted April 9, 2021 #25 Share Posted April 9, 2021 15 hours ago, smokeybandit said: And thanks to the CDC, Royal isn't allowing anyone on board who isn't vaccinated. CDC does not have jurisdiction outside US. These ships aren't leaving from US ports. And thanks be to god they are relatively close by. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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